Birthday Bash!

When I went to work on Wednesday, I discovered that my desk was covered in sweet birthday loot. Balloons, flowers, cake, birthday cards... All from my lovely coworkers! They're my heroes for putting all of this together for me. It was so nice of them.

And if that wasn't enough, when I went home I was given a GIANT gift bag... Inside, a beautifully wrapped Coach box. Inside the box, a fantastic coach bag. Inside that coach, a Tiffany & Co. box..



It boggles my mind that Val even exists... I keep expecting to wake up alone one day, haunted by the dream of such an honest love.

Anyway, thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes! You guys are the best. :)

Yay for getting a good deal!

I don't care much for shopping, except when it comes to home decorating and for handbags. I'll grimace at spending a few extra dollars when it comes to a nice shirt, but will happily plunk down some change for a new handbag. Crazy? Maybe.

When Val and I had our dose of Weekend Angst, we ventured north to Marysville. Sure enough, the bargains were brewing at Coach. My urge to indulge in a little retail therapy was quenched- I saw the bordeaux suede bag that I have been eyeing for the last six months... marked from $269 down to $84.99... As well as a leather wallet marked down 40%. Funny thing is that Val was going to pick that bag up for me for Christmas but grabbed a satchel instead. Now they're both in my custody, where they will remain for many happy years.

Of course, a picture of my happy handbag family:



My tastes wander a bit, wouldn't you say?

Merry Christmas!

Merry Merry Christmas everyone!



We had a fantastic Christmas- Val and I ventured off to my mom and dad's place and crashed for a few nights. It was so nice to spend time with the family. Cracked crab for dinner, along with garlic bread and salad... Crude jokes, airsoft and nerf guns, mini helicopters, and huge amounts of family guy. It was a great time.

You can count on an awesome Christmas if your mom can rock a jug of wine along with a fully-automatic AK-47 airsoft gun. Not only is she scary good with it, but she can make berry pies to die for.



As far as Christmas loot goes, this year was fantastic. I got a very stunning necklace from my mom- copper and mother of pearl. Val and I collectively did exceedingly well- A 15 piece cookware set, a roomba (a robotic vacuum!), a knife set, and beaufiful sushi plates. I also got an amazing leather Coach satchel. My Louis Vuitton is jealous, now that I have a new handbag on my arm. Just look at how happy I am to be around such an exquisite work of craftsmanship.



Some things are totally worth roaring for.